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Auto Finesse Tough Coat Paint Sealant) hmmm think I will buy one:-) my Toyota caldina is white and at the moment im using poor boys white then Soft99 Fusso coat Light wax http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=151621607490&alt=web seems to do the job but if Sealant is more suited for white cars I will give it a try.

My paint seems to be a bit thin and when the car was imported last year it arrived looking very flat in the paint, lost all its shine plus it hasn't helped with the car spending most of the time parked up, 1998 caldina with very low km, it's looking much better now though.

Japanese cars seem to have very thin paint,i have machine polished a substantial amount of imprezas import and uk models,a very fine line using a machine polisher! i would always recommend machine polishing the paint but there are so many factors to add in i would have to spend alot of hours to cover every single area of that topic! i'm glad ive helped you out though,auto finesse tough coat is amazing,i still use it have done for 4 years solid!

i will put a post up in this section with a portfolio of a % of my work for you guys to see tomorrow at some point,probably late afternoon!

Looking for some inspiration....lads n ladies! It would be a bonus if somebody has a white one with stripped interior,two seats and a cage theme? as that is the route im contemplating..........thanks in advance ;)

Hiya buddy

Do you have any recommendations, I think my paint is fairly thin as my white Glanza looks grey in comparrison to other starlets. In the back of my mind I know it needs a full spray but is there anyway of whitening it a few shades for the meantime.

Thanks Alex.

here is a link to the polish.... http://shop.autofinesse.co.uk/tripple-250ml

http://shop.autofinesse.co.uk/tough-coat-250ml this is the final stage sealent also

autofinesse sell amazing shampoos,claybar,bug remover etc

p.s i have no link to this company whatsoever,i use 3m,sonax,autofiness,swissvax,meguiars,autoglym,poorboys and alot more,i have a mix of everything from everybody,autofinesse are so easy to use though! others require temperature controlled environments to get the best out the product,although autofinesse does,it isnt silly like 30degrees or above lol!

This is very good of you to offer knowledge and advice to people.

^x2 welcome aboard

A good detailer offering advice is something this forum has been missing. Welcome mate.

Cheers guys! I just wish i could be more active on the forum,i do try my hardest,but three project cars on the go it is a nightmare!!

Hiya buddy

Do you have any recommendations, I think my paint is fairly thin as my white Glanza looks grey in comparrison to other starlets. In the back of my mind I know it needs a full spray but is there anyway of whitening it a few shades for the meantime.

Thanks Alex.

hi Alex!

First of all i have to ask...... have you de-tarred/claybared the paintwork? Removing tar and then proceeding to claybar is a must before any polish hits the paintwork!

if your unsure of a claybar and what it does,heres a quick run down,,,it is an engineered resin,designed to remove bonded contaminants from your paintwork,if you do not do this you are in effect slowly killing your paintwork...

i do it 3times a year to my personal car....wash,bugs off,wheels washed,de-tarred,rinse,claybar wash rinse,and then polish! it may seem like effort,but truly worth it to look after your paintwork,the paint on these cars are notoriously thin from factory,although metallics are slightly better as they have primer colour and a clearcoat!

i would myself personally recommend autofinesse products,they really are top notch,designed by a detailer for amateurs to professionals!

however there is a small trick with paint colours.........

White and other light colours,your better to polish and finish/protect the paint with a 'sealent; opposed to a wax! The reason for that is simply optimum clarity.. if you wax a light coloured car you never get that pin sharp finish because wax contains carnauba,which is yellow...it dampens the end result,so waxes for dark colours and sealents for light colours! you can use either or but i promise you will see a huge difference when the light hits your car

I hope this helps,it is a little bit of a rushed reply as i have to pop out,any questions feel free to ask

I was a professional Detailer for 11years,if anybody has any questions or needs advice on Detailing,your more than welcome to mail me! I'm also a window tinter any advice required no problem

its a Starlet S,i also looked at the engine bay 4E-FE in white writing on the cam cover,oooooopsy!

ok a little confusion regarding my car/engine,it is on the v5 as a toyota starlet S,but its on an R plate,1997,from what i read starlet S was only 1998/1999 any truth in this?

Also wondering if anybody could tell me what my engine code would be on this? im getting a bit lost reading 4EFTE etc etc

If i could clairfy what my engine code is i could do further research and hopefully get some poke from the non turbo beast

cheers in advance!

Welcome, where in Scotland. ?

Inverness pal

just bought myself my first starlet,been in a smash,nothing serious,cosmetic damage,ep91 3 previous owners,1.3 non turbo!

could really with browsing the forum for some information.